WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.--The Senate today voted down an amendment representing an affort by Senator Borah to repeal sections of the Espionage law giving authority to the Postmaster General to exercise censorship over mail matter. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on February 9, 1919, on Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: MAIL CENSORSHIP REPEAL BEATEN; Senate, 39 to 25, Rejects Amendment by Borah to Curtail Burleson's Powers.TERMED PRESS CENSORSHIP Results in That, Says Idaho Member--Other Senators Fear Sweep of Bolshevism. MAIL CENSORSHIP REPEAL BEATEN . Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe